Restart the Gaming Era

This small method, in fact, has been used by many game companies, can be considered as a way to subtly expand the player group.

For example, Blizzard.com, the wegame platform in previous lives, etc., integrate all of their own games, make a simple little login, add such a thing in the early stage, players will not care too much, after all, it is nothing more than clicking A few mouse things.

Slowly, more and more games will be integrated on this small registrar, and the section will be constantly updated. Even some auxiliary plug-ins for specific games will be developed. In the subtle way, this platform is even done.

Of course, to be called a platform, there must be enough games on it, or games must be heavy enough. So far, Weiguang Studio does not have such strength. Although the only four games are all excellent products, they are far from enough in terms of the number of players.

Therefore, now it is only equivalent to burying a seed, waiting to take root and germinate at the appropriate time.

...

On the other side, Fu Xing'an, Wu Mingliang, and Jia Jia were all in full swing.

Not only play, but also go online to read various posts, on Weibo, real Q & A, everywhere to see the players' evaluation of "Taiwu painting volume".

happy!

This feeling is like the child who won the first place and was praised by the teacher crazy, let alone be comfortable.

Both the program group and the art group are also playing "Taigo Painting Volume".

Now that the game has been made, there is nothing to do except optimization in the short term, and nothing else to do except play the game. In addition, programs and arts do n’t know much about the gameplay. It ’s just playing the game with the player ’s mentality.

There are still many people who do n’t understand by themselves, so they can only ask the design team. Fu Xing'an also worked part-time as a guide.

Among them, Wu Mingliang was the most emotional.

"Taigo Painting Volume" has really become a hit!

For this, Wu Mingliang really did not think about it, because from all aspects, this game simply does not have the possibility of becoming a popular game!

It's so difficult to get started, the system in the game is so complicated, and even some **** players can study it by themselves, and they can't understand it for a few hours. Can such a game explode?

What's even more outrageous is that Zhong Ming did not go to any channel dealers, he set up an official website by himself, and hung up the game to finish it. Although I bought some ads, how much did it cost for those ads? Hundreds of thousands! Which big factory games, which burned money several times more than this number?

But "Taigo Painting Volume" just gave fire, which really completely subverted Wu Mingliang's three views.

To be precise, it is the concept of games.

The point is, from the data point of view, the popularity of this game is not accidental.

If it's just high sales, then it can be said that this game is just a gimmick, or many players bought it out of support with a similar attitude.

But "Taiwu Painting Volume" is not only a high sales volume, but also a very large number of people online!

The current number of people online is basically around 40,000. This number is very scary, because the sales of games are only 200,000.

If it is said that this game can only be a coincidence, what does this high number of online users mean?

Not only did these people buy "Taiwu Epic", they did play non-stop.

The game length of some people has even reached dozens of hours, which has completely crushed many 3A masterpieces.

Of course, a sandbox game is longer than the game's 3A masterpiece. It seems to be a bit shameless, but the data of the game length can at least explain the stickiness and love of the game.

These data are all in the data background, Wu Mingliang is an insider, knowing that this is real data, so he was even more shocked!

...

"Everyone pause for a while, let me briefly talk about the achievements of the" Taiwu Painting Volume "so far."

Zhong Ming stood up from his seat and came to the middle of everyone's station, and everyone else looked at him.

"The sales volume of" Taiwu Epic "has reached 200,000 in the first week, and many people may already know it. This is a great achievement for an independent game, and it is also very proud. Thank you for your hard work! "

"Here, I want to highlight the issue of project bonuses. According to company regulations, 20% of the project's net income will be distributed as bonuses to all members participating in the game. However, according to the different roles and workload of everyone There will be a certain weight in the allocation, and the specific amount, I will emphasize with the heads of various departments, if you have any questions, you should directly find your person in charge, the art group to find Jiang Wanna, the program group to Zhou Sen. "

"This is the first project that everyone works together. Before that, many people may have some distrust of the capabilities and prospects of our studio. I hope this game will make everyone understand that we want to make Weiguang Studio into The world's top gaming companies are definitely not casual talks. I also hope that everyone can continue to work hard in the future. Our next game, next game, every future game must be a hit! "

After Zhong Ming said, everyone applauded.

Niubi!

This is not the same as ordinary leaders drawing cakes. Others draw cakes in order to make everyone work overtime, giving a blank check; Zhong Ming is not drawing cakes, because the cake has been distributed to everyone!

According to the current sales volume, the first month of sales reached 600,000, and the problem is not big.

After deducting various costs, deducting taxes, and then paying 20% ​​to pay bonuses, that is also a bonus of several million!

Now these people of the project, even if they are not the person in charge, are just ordinary employees, they can get tens of thousands of yuan in bonuses a month.

Everyone is applauding not only for their own success, but also for the money ...

Miao Zhu whispered: "So, is the celebration party ready?"

Zhong Ming thought for a while: "Get ready, you look at it, the company will give the newspaper."

Although Zhong Ming is not very cold about the formal things like the celebration party, if you like it, you should do it.

...

"Taigo Painting Volume", released for a whole week.

Zhong Ming's personal Weibo, as well as the official Weibo of Weiguang Studio, also posted a message.

"Warmly celebrate the sales volume of" Taiwu Painting Volume "breaking 200,000 in the first week!"

"Hello everyone, I'm Zhong Ming, producer of" Taigo Picture Book ", and I'm happy to share this good news with you. The first week of" Taigo Picture Book "sold over 200,000 people, and there were more than 40,000 active people, This is also a proud achievement for the low-light studio that has produced several boutique games. "

"Thank you for your attention and thanks to the players who have always been very supportive. It is you who made" Taiwu Painting Volume "into a living world, and also made our efforts pay off. In the future, Weiguang Studio will also Constantly launch more quality games, I hope everyone can join us and witness together! "

As soon as this Weibo came out, there were a lot of comments below.

There are also many people retweeting, and a hot topic is formed instantly, spreading quickly!

"200,000 sales in the first week ??"

"Well, this is going to go against the sky? This is just an independent game!"

"The key is that this game sells for 68. Isn't it that it broke ten million in the first week?"

"It's terrifying. There are more than 40,000 active people. This data is too good, right?"

"It's not surprising from the perspective of heat, so many anchors are playing, and several friends who don't play games around me have heard about it!"

"Dangdang is invincible!"

"Fuck, bragging, I'm not convinced. How can the quality of this game be worth the sales? To be honest, how many sailors did you buy?"

"Yeah, anyway, the data is not public and cannot be verified. You open your mouth and say that it sold one million in the first week, and no one else can hit you."

A bunch of congratulatory comments were interspersed with a few harsh comments.

However, it was quickly overwhelmed, and there was no storm.

After all, this is Zhong Ming's own Weibo. Most of the followers are his fans and loyal players of "Taigo e-book". After reposting, the first people who saw this message basically liked "tae-e book The group of people is, of course, mostly supporters.

And this sales figure is enough to shock many people in the industry.

It's incredible!

A **** indie game with almost no announcements and no platforms, could it get such sales? That's too **** right?

For a while, those with jealousy had doubts.

However, no matter how much praise and stigma, "Taiwu Painting Volume" has undoubtedly become the most popular independent game in this period of time.

...

The next morning.

As soon as Zhong Ming arrived at the company, Fu Xing'an ran over.

"Boss, look at it. Someone is hacking us in the real question and answer!"

Zhong Ming didn't take it seriously: "So what's wrong, the game can't make everyone like it, there are many people who are popular, and people who are black are normal."

"The point is, there are a lot of likes. It feels like being rhythmic!" Fu Xing'an said.

"Then let me see." Zhong Ming opened the link sent by Fu Xing'an.

At first, Zhong Ming thought that this was the result of a peer who was envious of "Taiwu Painting Volume", and deliberately picked up the fault.

Looking at the results carefully, it is not.

The person who wrote this article turned out to be an excellent answer to the topic of games, and since this article was published, it has received more than 2,000 likes so far. Search for the topic "太 吾 画卷" on the real question and answer, and a little down You can see this article in one click and it is very high in the rankings.

The title of the article is: "Don't hold on to Taigo picture scrolls, blindly carnival! 》

Take a closer look at the content of the article.

First of all, the article briefly introduces the high attention, high sales volume, and achievements of "Taiwu Epic", which is called "miracles that cannot be ignored."

Later, the author went to play for a while, and played with a serious attitude, but chose to give up after countless difficulties.

Then came to a conclusion that although this game is very hardcore, very attitude, and rich in content, it is really not very fun.

In the end, I came to a conclusion: "Taiwu Painting Volume" is so popular that it is supported by Huaxia players. It is only because the game of the theme of Huaxia has always been not good that this game has been taken to the sky.

Then, he went through Weibo's comments and found that there were a lot of positive comments, which were given for the Chinese theme of this game.

For example: "At present it is not very fun, with a disadvantage of 12345, but Chinese-themed games are not easy to make, and independent games of conscience must be praised!"

And so on.

The author then wrote a conclusion.

"I have never been afraid of falling out of powder, so some of the correct words need someone to say." Taigo Painting Volume "is a game for Chinese people, but in fact, it is only suitable for about 0.1% of Chinese people. Please treat them rationally This game, the current "Taiwu Painting Volume", is far from being fun. Its main content is exploration, simulation management, RPG development, etc. The fun is not the same. The result of forcibly mixing together is mutual influence. It makes a difference. "

"A randomly generated NPC is a pair of messy data and texture-generated repeaters. It has no character, no story, and cannot provide any sense of substitution."

"And its battles are made into automatic battles where the value determines everything. The lack of an RPG game experience is more like a strategy game that only relies on pre-war preparations."

"Overall, the experience of this game is mediocre and drowsy. Different games play against each other and cause conflicts. People are divided into different stereotypes. They cannot be shaken. Maybe it has depth, attitude, and innovation. , But it's not fun, I hope everyone will return to rational evaluation, and stop bragging about it, affecting those players who have not yet entered the pit. "

Zhong Ming read the whole article seriously from beginning to end.

If it is a malicious smear by a competitor, and it is a factual error throughout, Zhong Ming will definitely not refute it, because players can see the problem inside.

If a player scolds angry because he doesn't like "Taigo Eiju", then Zhong Ming won't refute it, because whether he likes it or not is very subjective. No one can determine the preferences of others. Let someone not I like my work.

But this article ~ www.readwn.com ~ Zhong Ming feels it necessary to respond.

It is not to refute some of the factual errors in this article, nor is it to prove certain right and wrong in the design concept, but just to show one's own attitude.

Obviously, this article still has a lot of influence. Although the most liked comment in the popular comments is a comment against him, but more than 2,000 likes indicate that many people have indeed been given this article. Take away.

Moreover, Zhong Ming couldn't tell whether the author was the high-end black who had received the money, or just felt that he didn't like the game.

Of course, the latter is more likely.

There are definitely a lot of sounds like this. Given the current popularity of "Taigo Painting Volume", it is completely normal for such sounds to appear.

But anyway, Zhong Ming felt that he should make a sound for the players who really like "Taigo Painting Volume" on behalf of Weiguang Studio.

Not to the author of this article, but to everyone with a similar view.